Am i too harsh to my son?

10/04/2009 at 10:30 PM.

I had promised to take my son to the movies today. However when i got home this morning he had turned on the iron box and placed it on several places on the carpet. He is six years old. I worked last night and left him with dad in my house. My dad is visiting and he does iron our clothes for us from the dining table. I took away his TV time for today and also cancelled the movie. I talked to him that if he has a good week ill take him to the movies next week. He cried but later we read books which he loves. Am i wrong for not taking him to the movies?

Wait, why would you punish your child for this? Yes, it's EXTREMELY dangerous to play with an iron, yes, he NEEDS to know this (and yes, he needs to be supervised).. but kids are curious. They touch things. They play with things. Chances are, he saw Grandad using the iron and wanted to try it out.

I understand why it's a huge issue, but I can hardly understand why it's a discipline matter.

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